Harry S. Truman

" The only things worth learning are the things you learn after you know it all. "
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" Carry the battle to them. Don't let them bring it to you. Put them on the defensive and don't ever apologize for anything. "
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" Experience has shown how deeply the seeds of war are planted by economic rivalry and social injustice. "
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Experience , War , Injustice , Rivalry
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" I do not believe there is a problem in this country or the world today which could not be settled if approached through the teaching of the Sermon on the Mount. "
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Country , World , Today
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" I had faith in Israel before it was established, I have in it now. I believe it has a glorious future before it - not just another sovereign nation, but as an embodiment of the great ideals of our civilization. "
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Future , Now , Civilization , Faith , Israel , Ideals
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" I never did give anybody hell. I just told the truth and they thought it was hell. "
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Truth , Thought , Hell
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" I have no desire to crow over anybody or to see anybody eating crow, figuratively or otherwise. We should all get together and make a country in which everybody can eat turkey whenever he pleases. "
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Country , Desire , Eating , Turkey
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" Being too good is apt to be uninteresting. "
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" Actions are the seed of fate deeds grow into destiny. "
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Destiny , Deeds , Fate
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" A politician is a man who understands government. A statesman is a politician who's been dead for 15 years. "
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" I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it. "
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Children , Want , Advice
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" Art is parasitic on life, just as criticism is parasitic on art. "
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Art , Criticism
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" A President cannot always be popular. "
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Harry S. Truman
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08-05-1884 16-12-1972 Politician, History citation
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